Note that people of Tao’s level and prominence likely receive extreme quantities of unsolicited emails, and those remain unread by the intended recipient, possibly not even the subject line. Put yourself in the place of Tao’s assistant, why would they let something like what you intend to send through?
Yes, I think the email needs to come from someone with a lot of clout (e.g. a top academic, or a charismatic billionaire; or even a high-ranking government official) if we actually want him to read it and take it seriously.
Maybe reaching Demis Hassabis first is the way to go though, given that he’s already thinking about it, and has already mentioned it to Tao (according to the podcast). Does anyone have links to Demis? Would be good to know more about his “Avengers assemble” plan! The main thing is that the assembly needs to happen asap, at least for an initial meeting and “priming of the pump” as it were.
Note that people of Tao’s level and prominence likely receive extreme quantities of unsolicited emails, and those remain unread by the intended recipient, possibly not even the subject line. Put yourself in the place of Tao’s assistant, why would they let something like what you intend to send through?
Yes, I think the email needs to come from someone with a lot of clout (e.g. a top academic, or a charismatic billionaire; or even a high-ranking government official) if we actually want him to read it and take it seriously.
Maybe reaching Demis Hassabis first is the way to go though, given that he’s already thinking about it, and has already mentioned it to Tao (according to the podcast). Does anyone have links to Demis? Would be good to know more about his “Avengers assemble” plan! The main thing is that the assembly needs to happen asap, at least for an initial meeting and “priming of the pump” as it were.
Do you mean website links about his plan? I found nothing.
I’m still not changing the deadlines but I’ve received information that made me want to change the order.
No I mean links to him in person to talk to him (or for that matter, even an email address or any way of contacting him..).
Should also say—good that you are thinking about it P., and thanks for a couple of the links which I hadn’t seen before.